Sleigh



E. A. HALSETH.

SLEIGH.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 12. 1920.

1 ,405 ,77 9, Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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\ ATTORNEYS E. A. HALSETH.

S'LEIGH.

APPLICATION man OCT. 12. 1920.

1 ,405,779. Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- WM W A TTUZIVEYS resident offlGlearbrook, in the county of um'r so; STAT-E51"BATE NT oF-F c A DWiN A CHER HALSETH, or CLE ARBROQK, MINNESOTA, Assrcnoaor onn-rounm ,rro EDD1BOE,.-OF GLEARBROOK, MINNESOTA, AND onnmonnrn-mo o'rro" Lotus HALSETH, OF BAG-LEXfi-y To aZlw/iom z'imaay concern."

Be-it known that I, limwin AnonnnHAL- SETH','a citizen ofthe-iUnited' States,and

Clearwater and State of lilinnesotm-haveinvented anew'and Improved Sleigh, of whlch scription. 7

In connection with sleighs, it is a'well apthe following is a full,' clear,* and exact dc;

preciated fact that it has been customary to' provide two pairs, ora'single pair ofrunners under the body of the vehicle sothat the '5 etc. r

Theserunners are provided :in what is commonlyknown as a wide gage or a narrow gage. The diiference in'these'two types consists of what the terms implies, and

sanie might readily'move-overice, snow,

upon a customer purchasingieither one or' the other type, he chooses the-same according to the; use to which the sleigh is to be put, and the conditions existent in 'connec tion with this use. Y n

it is however, oftenfiound subsequent to the purchase of a sleigh, that-it might :be

desirable, assuming a narrow gage sleigh:

has been purchasedato. have. a wide gage sleigh, or vice'verszi. Upon these conditions arising, it is of course necessary that the purchaser have all of the parts altered, or a new set of beams and rollers installed to meet the new condition.

Having these defects in mind, I have now constructed a box-sleigh in which the parts are so arranged and constructed as to be capable of adjustment, thus permitting .a

change from a narrow gage sleigh into a wide gage sleigh,or vice versa.

Reference is had to the attached sheets of drawings as illustrating one practical embodiment of my invention, and in which-- Figure 1' is a side view of a sleigh constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a partly sectional view taken along the line 2-2.of Figure 1 and showing the front beam with runners attached;

Figure 3 is a sectional side view with the runners detached.

Figure 4: is an enlarged sectional top view.

Fi ure 5 is a part1 sectional front view of b the front roller. 7

Figure 8 is a sectional side view taken along the lH1.6-6 of Figure 7.

s nIG Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb; 7, 1922 "n ppli cation nled Octqbe r 12, 1920. serial'iwo. 416,396.

along-'thei'line 'l 'i ot Figuref5';

Figure 8 is a sectional plan rearbeam and taken along theline 8 -8'of FigureQ, and J V Figure 9 f is a' sectionalilsidefiview taken" along the .line of .99 of Figure 8.

In these views the reference 'nume'ral lO' indicates the body of a sleigh which may. be ofany desirable type, and whichjispro-f vided with the conventional beam supports' 11, through and belowwhiich anyv convenient ype ofbeam pin lZ t r dimming-now r P rticularly to the forward beamai'idits associated parts illusformed so as to provide a socket portion-j 16:

and a projecting,..portion 17 respectively, adapted to extend'one into thBOthGIQ SO as to form telescoping action, rendering the beam longitudinally extensible. With a view of guiding the haltsections so that view of the i'Figure T'is afsectional side view taken no misalignment of the same may occur, one

of the same is conveniently formed with'a cut-out slot 18, into which a pin 19,'secured to the opposite half-section projects, thus providing a guide, and at the same time preventing an extreme extension of the beam by virtue of the fact that the pin 19 co-operating with the outer end of the slot 18, will act as a stop to preclude any possibility of this occurring. I

It is now to be noted and projecting ends of the beam sections are provided with openings 20, the beam sections being capable of movement one with respect to the other to bring these openings into alignment. Upon the proper adjustment i. e. length of the beam, having been reached, and the openings of the respective inner ends of the sections aligning, the beam pin may be introduced into these'openings so that the same projects'beyond the lower face ofthe beam as has been indicated in Figure 2, at

that both the socket which position a cotter pin or other suitable element 21 is utilized to retain the beam in applied position. 7

The forward roller, illustrated in Figures 5, 6 and 7 embodies a construction similar to thatof the'beam aforedescribed in thatthe roller comprises two half-sections 22 and 23 respectively, formed with a socket 24 and projecting portion 25 adapted to lie in the socket, together with a series of openings 26 capable of being. brought into alignment to retain the longitudinal adjustment desired by inserting a bolt such as 27 through the openings. The draw. bar 28 is convenientl'y associated with forward roller by virtue of being attached to the socketj'portion 24 of the same. V

' Finally with" reference to the structure illustrated in Figures 8 and 9, depictingv the rearroller, it will be appreciated thatthis roller embodies construction similar in all respectstothat illustrated in Figures 5, 6v and 7 withthe exception that the draw bar;

28 is eliminated V Also it'will be appreciated that, the beams may be provided with re-inforcing portions serving'to generally strengthen the entire structure, and that the forward beam is conveniently formed with openings 29, or

: u other suitable means permitting of the" association of chains 30 with the pairs of runners, whereby the vehicle is provided in the usual manner, with means affording a short turning radius.

Thus '1 have provided a sleigh which may instantly be converted into a wide, narrow or intermediate gage sleigh, the parts being extremely rigid in construction and economical in manufacture.

Although I have described my invention as appliedto a sleigh, it will be obvious that the beams and associated parts shown and described in the foregoing specification and the outer ends of said beams being connected one to each of said runners, said socket and pro ecting portionbeing formed with open? ings adapted to be broughtinto alignmentone with each other, the beam pin of said sleigh being adapted to extend through said openings for retaining the wholein applied position and actingas a swivel for said beam. 7 y

2. A sleigh including a beam extending between said runners, said beam including a pair of sections, the inner end of one of said sections being square, the inner end of said second section providing a square socket for the reception of the inner end of said first named section, the inner ends of both of said sections being formed with openings adapted to be brought into alignment with each other, the beam pin of said sleigh being adapted to extend thfrough said openings for retaining the same in applied position, and acting as a swivel for said beam. a

EDWIN ARCHER HALSETH.

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